Beyonce
R&B singer, Beyonce, was the recipient of a
frosty reception in her hometown of Houston, Texas during a
stop on her "Formation" concert tour. Beyonce slammed police
in the music video for the song "Formation" which has
offended many officers. During the Houston leg of her tour,
police officers protested outside the NRG arena to show
their disapproval of Beyonce.
Police protesting outside Beyonce's concert in her hometown of Houston, Texas
Protesting officers wore "Police Lives
Matter" t-shirts, a take on the "Black Lives Matter"
movement, started in response to incidents of police
brutality and excessive force, which led to the deaths of
several black men, in what became high profile cases. Police
officers spoke to the press outside Beyonce's concert
regarding their disdain for her anti-law enforcement theme.
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Houston cops protest outside Beyoncé concert — charge hometown star with being ‘anti-police’
Houston cops protest outside Beyoncé concert — charge hometown star with being ‘anti-police’
08 May 2016 at 09:48 ET - Pop superstar
Beyoncé got a rude hometown welcome on her return to
Houston, when local law enforcement officers and supporters
protested outside her concert on Saturday. As fans lined up
to see Beyoncé’s sold-out concert at NRG Stadium they were
treated to cops, sheriff’s deputies and supporters — some
wearing “Police Lives Matter” T-shirts — railing against her
appearance, reports KHOU.
“Some of her performances we believe to be
anti-police,” explained Tony Ragsdale, from the Pasadena
Police Department and a member of the Coalition for Police
and Sheriffs (C.O.P.S.). To make their point, the members of
C.O.P.S. shined a large blue light on the outside of the
concert venue. Police departments across the country have
been critical of the performer since the release of her
“Formation” video prior to her appearance during halftime in
the last Super Bowl.
Besides references to Black Lives Matter —
which many law enforcement officials see as a slam at their
profession following the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson
— Beyoncé‘s video also featured a police cruiser sinking in
the flood waters of New Orleans...
